MANATEE COUNTY, FL (September 5, 2024) - As part of the 44th Avenue East Extension Project No. 6, overnight detours of southbound traffic on I-75 will be required as the contractor begins placing structural steel girders for construction of the bridge over the southbound lanes.
Beginning Monday, September 9, and continuing through Friday, September 13, 2024 (weather permitting), motorists traveling southbound on I-75 will be directed to exit at SR 64 and east on SR 64 to Lakewood Ranch Boulevard. Motorists will then be directed south on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard to SR 70 and west on SR 70 to access southbound I-75. The detour will be in effect nightly between the hours of 11 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. FDOT and Manatee County have worked together to coordinate signal timing during the overnight detours.
Project No. 6 is the final segment of the 44th Avenue East Extension Project and includes approximately 1.9 miles of new roadway. This project begins just west of I-75 and extends 44th Avenue East over I-75 to the existing portion of 44th Avenue East at Lakewood Ranch Boulevard on the east side of I-75. Lena Road also will be extended approximately 0.27 miles south of the roundabout. This added section will connect 44th Avenue East with the existing segment of Lena Road to the south, continuing towards SR 70.
For additional project information, please visit the project website at 44thaveeast.com.